US1052778A - Account attachment for cash-registers. - Google Patents

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B. B. WELLS.

AGUOUNT ATTACHMENT FOR CASH REGISTERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.25,1910

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BYRON BLISS \VELLS, O F COLUMBUS, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE AMERICAN CASH REGISTER COMPANY, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

ACCOUNT ATTACHMENT FOR CASH-REGISTERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11, 1913.

Application filed March 25, 1910. Serial No. 551,498.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BYRON Buss VVELLs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Account At tachments for CasliRegisters,- of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an account file attachment foi cash registers, and particularly to a device which employs a series of files or receptacles within whichflmay be kept accounts against different customers.

An object of the invention is to provide means whereby, whenever a file or receptacle is drawn out, its return to closed position is prevented until after an operation of the cash register, so as to insure the proper registration of the item which has been entered upon the account slip in the receptacle.

A further object of the invention is to provide means whereby another operation of the cash register is prevented until the files or receptacles have been all locked against return movement.

A further object of the invention is to provide means whereby access to the. receptacle is prevented until the same has been drawn out..to the full limit of its openposition.

A further object of the invention is to provide means. for exposing the balance of any account in any receptacle without the necessity of completely withdrawing the same from its cabinet, but at the same time prevent any access" to said receptacle.

A further object of theinvention is to provide means whereby, upon the partial withdrawal of any receptacle, the interlocking mechanism remains in inoperative position so as to obviate the necessity of an operation of the cash. register so that the file or receptacle may be again returned to.

its normal closed position without the requirement of an operation of 'said cash register.

A further object of-the invention is to provide means whereby the removal of an account on file in any receptacle is prevented until said receptacles have been with drawn to complete open vposition.

A further object of my invention is'to provide means for locking the receptacle against return movement until certain special keys upon the cash register have been operated, such as keys representing ,7 i h )7 Charge Received. on account and Return A further object of my invention is to provide means for permitting the return of any file or receptacle withouta registration of an amount upon the cashregister in the event that the wrong till has been with tions and combinations of parts hereinafter described and set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings :F igure 1 is a front elevation of a cash register and an account file attachmenttherefor embodying'the invention, the front of the cabinet of the attachment being removed. Fig. 2 is: a perspective view of a portion of the account file attachment. Fig; 3 is a perspective view of one of the account file receptacles. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of one of the account file receptacles. Fig. 5 is a'vertical sectional view through the account 'file attachment on the line a::c of 1. Fig. 6 is also a vertical section of a portion of the same showing the locking de- Fig. 11 is a perspective view of a portion of the opposite side of said lockingplate.

Fig. 12 is a detail view showing portions'of the front edges-of the entire series of said plates, showing th e manner of connecting them together. Fig. 13 is an end view of the cash register and some of the locking devices for the account file receptacles. Fig. 14 is a front elevation in detail of a portion 'of'some of the account receptacles and the .locking devices therefor, the outer casing view of one of the account receptacles. Fig.

or" cabinet for the receptacles being-shown in section. Fig. 15 is a transverse sectional 15is a detail of one of the bearings which supports the receptacle proper from the cover. Fig. 16'is also an end elevation of the cash register similar to Fig. 13 but havingso'me of the frame and operating parts broken away. Fig; 17 is a detail of one of the plates for operating the retaining device forthe register pawls. I

Like parts are represented by similar characters of reference in the several views. The cash register to, whichl have shown my improvements applied is a register of the .well known drawenoperated type, although the invention is applicable to and each of the covers has secured thereto on op-' posite sides thereof near its rear end a bearing-seat a, open at the top. Projecting rearwardly from the receptacle proper adjacent each of these hearings is a, perforated ear or lug, a and extending through these perforated ears or lugs with its ends resting in the open bearings a is ahinge-rod a.

Coiled about this rod a adjacent each one] of the ears 0. is a spring a? withone of its ends confined ,by a projection a on the rear end of the cover and its other end projecting against the lower edge of the rear end -of the receptacle so as to normally hold said receptacle in raised position against the cover. Each of the receptacles is somewhat shorter than its cover so-that after the same has been drawn out until its rear eiid clears the cabi net, the operator may, by pressing-down on thereceptacle, expose the accounts therein, as shown at the right of Figl If desired, the receptacle may be completely removed from the cabinet after it has. been drawn out to the full limit of its'mov'ement by lifting up on the rear end of the same so as to remay be attached to any other type of regismove the ends. .of the rod a from theopen. bearings a projections a. which extend over the rear arms of the springs serving to maintain said springs in positionafter the re ceptacle is removed, and said springs being 1 bent down at their rear ends as shown'at a so that when thereceptacle is again placed in position the rear ends of. thesesprings will clear the projections a 0n the cover; Each of the covers is, cutaway at itsforward right handjcorner as 'shown at 09-50 as to expose the balance of the account contained inthereceptacle.

receptacleskmay be drawn out at any time for the purpose of access to the account slips therein, but, before said receptacle may' be Locking devices for the receptaclea-The' again returned to itsclosed'positionwithin the cabinet, means are provided whereby anoperation of the cash register must firstv be performed so as to insure the amount of the.

item entered on the account being also reg- 'istered upon the cash register. In order to accomplish'this, I have provided locking de-. vices by which in the normal condition of the machine all of the receptacles are locked against return movement, but which, as soon as the cash registerisoperated, will permit drawn out; or, in case two or more receptacles'have been drla'wn out,"will permit the return of one ofsaidreceptacles but;.will

lock theiother receptacle fromreti'irninovement until after the"nextfsuc'ceeding operation of the cash register.

of receptacles-isa series of pivoted ar'ins b,

pivoted at their rear ends to any suitable point ofthe cabinet as'indijcated-at b. .The

. the return of. the receptacle which has been t.

one for each receptacle, these arms-being forward ends of these arms are "provided,

with projections '6 which in the normal condition of the device rest up'oneachother as shown in'Fig;.5; this construction leaving an open space between the respective arms for. the purpose hereinafterreferred -w. Movably mounted upon each of the pivoted arms is a 'plate bieach of said plates having at its front and rear an inclined 'slot 6,

which slots terminate at their upper-ends in horizontal slotted portions, b Pins, I), extend laterally from the pivoted arms through these slots and springs b secured at one end to the pivoted arms and at the other end to the forward portion of the plates,

tend normally to pull said plates to a posi- I tion where the pins will be located in the short horizontal portion in which positioii the beveled forward portions, 1), of said plates will extend below the lower portions of the respective-arms.

Located on the side of each receptacle cover'near its rear end is a laterally pro jecting drawn out, engages the under side of the pin 1)", which when the receptacle is 100 1 Located at the'side of eachvertical series j plate 6 corresponding thereto and raises said plate from its path of movement, the under side of said plate being inclined upwardly toward the rear to permit said pin to passqbeneat-h the rear end of same. As

soon as said pin has passed beyond the forthe tendency will be forthe projection there-i unlocked by the proper operation of the cash register, to separate and permit the swinging arms of any one series to move upwardly; the adjacent ends of said blocks,

0, being provided With beveled surfaces 0 and the top edge of the extreme upper arm I) of each series being likewise beveled as indicated at c to cobperate with the beveled portions of said blocks so that said blocks will be forced apart to permit of the upward movement of said arms; It may be stated at this point, however, that when one arm is moved upwardly between said blocks it will lock the other blocks against movement and thus cause them to form a bar against the movement of any of the other arms of any other series.

Connected to tlieouter end of the last one of the series of said locking blocks, a, by a bell crank lever d is a rod (1, a guide d serving to confine sa'id rod more or less to a vertical position but permitting it to swing slightly for the purpose hereinafter described. The outer locking block, 0, is provided with a' slot 0 through which ex tends a guide pin a to cause said block to move in a horizontalcdirection when opcrated by the rod and bell ,crank described. This bell crank and guide rod of may be supported upon a suitable bracket, 0?, attached to the register frame. The lower'end of the rod, (1, has a laterally projectipg pin (Z? adapted to nori'ually rest upon a'stationary portion (1* and thus lock said rod d from downward movement and consequentl lock the blocks 1; and through them the swinging arms I), which is the normal conditibn' of the various parts.

Pivoted to a laterally-projecting arm d on said locking rod, d, is a plate d which has a series of iiiclined slots d which lie in the path 'of movement of laterally projecting pins d 'on certain of the keys cl a1 and cl of the cash register; these keys in the present instance being, respectively, certain of the department keys marked Re turn, Charge and Received on account. The lower end of this pivoted plate d? has a projection 03 which, when any one of said keys is depressed, will be brought into the path of movement of a projection d on a moving part of the cash register, which in the present case is a swinging yoke (i common to a register of this type; this yoke being what is known asthe 'main yoke and which, when 'the cash drawer is opened, swings down by gravity or otherwise, and is returned to its normal position by said cash drawer for the purpose of operating the registering wheels and other devices. As'soon as the projection d strikes the projection al the locking rod. will be swung forwardly 'so as to free the projecting pin d thereon from the stop d. 'It will be seen now that the locking blocks 0 and swinging locking arms I) will be unlocked so as to permit the return of any receptacle which has been drawn out. .Means are provided for causing said locking rod, d, to again assume its locked position just as soon as the receptacle which is being pushed in has neared the limit of its inward-movement; Located on the said locking rod, (1, is a beveled projection (Z and located in a stationary part of the frame 'is a plunger d normally spring pressed by a spring d into the path of movement of said beveledprojection d9. Also located on said rod', d, is a pin (1", which when said rod d is in locked'position, lies on one side of a stationary block d", as shown in Fig. 7. It will be seen now that as the receptacle is pushed inthe projecting pin 6 thereon will, by contact with the forward end of the plate 'b corresponding thereto, force all of the swinging arms above it upwardly and thus cause one or more of the locking blocks 0 to move longitudinally,

which movement of the locking blocks will,

the pin has passed from under the block (l a spring d secured to the bracket 0 and also to said rod, will draw said rod upwardly, and, as soon as the pi d has passed above the said block (l".=th,e spring z! of said pawl and the spring d will swing the rod, d, over until the pin (i on said rod again rests on top of the stationary projection d" and again locks said rod a; ainst movement, a stop (I limiting the ntovement of the pawl. At this point of the operation, however, the rod will not be swung to its complete normal locked position, by reason ofthe fact that the projec- ,tion of will strike against the side of the projection d, but just as soonaas the cash.- drawer is closed and the yoke J? and operatedkey returned to normal position the rod will swing to its normalposition' so as to bring the projection d lnffiin with the projection d and the plate, d will also swing back to its normal position soas to remove the rojection d fro'rn the path of movement 0 n the projectio .until a key 03 d or d has been again :pperated and by reason ofthe pawld, any return movement .of the lockingrod, d, is prevented during the time its spring is drawing it up to'locking position, as in case where another rece tacle was attempted t b pushed'in in a manner which will more-fully hereinaft I It has been seen that as long as the projection b on the receptacle is-ipassin g' under its plate b upon the return movement of the receptacle, the swinging arms above it have been forced UPSQfiS to form a bar to the movement of any'of the blocks 0, so that'the swinging arms, of the other series of receptacles will bello'cked. It will further be seen that so long asthe projection b is holding the swingingiarms, I) up the locking rod 0! is being heldjdown out of locking position and the iswinging arms must first be released by the 1feceptacle projection before the rod 0! can be'brought back'to locking position. It

will thus'ibeseen that there is a brief intervalv during the return movement of any recep em-1e wherein all the other'receptacls will series of pivoted arms I) is a plate 0, all of said plates being connected together by a rod 6 which extends under the receptacles. Each of the plates, 6, has a series of laterally projectingflanges e inclined at each end, lying the path of movement of the respective I receptacle projection b so that as a receptacle-ls pushed in the plates e, will be moved l bodily upwardly at-a certain point in the .movement ofthe receptacle so as to bring ,Q-{e rplained a little beveled projections e on the forward edges thereof into the path of movement of the projectionb? ofany other receptacle which may havgbeen drawn out, in any of the seriesoff reeeptacles' These beveled projections" eextend-out just far enough, when the plate-alias been raised up in the manner described, to,prevent the projection 12 on any'other receptacle from coming in contact with "thebeiieled forward edge of its correspondingiiplate or, in the event that a second receptacle has been pushed up into contact with its plate I) justafter the first receptacle has been started in, so soon as the plates 6 havebeen raised up by the contact of the receptacle projection b of the first receptacle with one of the flanges .e, the beveled projection e thereon will force the outer receptacle rojection b awayfrom its plate I) and hol -it away until the lockin rod, d has reached its locking position.

' It will be. seen that the top edge of each of the swinging arms b, lies just below, in

its normal position, the pin 1) of the receptacle which is located just above it, sothat as any receptacle is bein pushed in its pin b? will form a lock against upward move- "ment of all of the swinging-arms of'that series which are located below it and conse quently all the lower receptacles will be locked. Each one of the swinging arms has on the upper forward edge thereof a recess I) so that in case two or more receptacles in the same series have been drawn out to the full limit, a lower receptacle may be again pushed in; these recesses being located at points which will be in line with the reoeptacle projections b of the open receptacle so that said projections will form no bar to any upward movement of said arms.

Means are provided for throwing the locking devices for the reoeptacleout of operation so as to permit the return of any one of the receptacles at any time without respect to the operation of the cash register, this lock-releasing means being adapted to be operated by a special key which may be retained in the possession of the proprietor. Extending above the series of locking blocks 0 and parallel therewith, is a retaining strip 7 which confines said locking blocks from upward movement. This strip is itself re tained against upward movement by the pins f which extend from any suitable point from the cabinet over projections f on said strip. I

f represents a lock of any ordinary construction, located in the front wall of the cabinet. The bolt f of this look has a laterally projecting pin f which extends into an inclined slotted opening f in saidstrip f. By operating the lock so as to project the bolt f, the pin f operating in the slotted opening will cause the retaining strip f to he slid to the dotted line position of Fig. 1

so as to brin the projections f from under the pins f a ter which the strip f, and consequently the blocks 0, will be permitted to yield upwardly and thus form no obstruction to the upward movement of any of the swinging arms I); the vertical portion f of said slot f permitting of a limited upward movement of the strip f.

It may sometimes happen that the wrong receptacle is drawn out by the operator. In such cases the operator, by operating the key marked Return represented by d and opening the cash drawer may unlock the vertical rod d and thus permit the wrong receptacle to be again returned to its closed position within the cabinet. The return of this receptacle, of course, causes the rod (Z to again assume its locking position in the manner before described. This return key (Z corresponds to the usual no sale key and its operation does not affect the registering mechanism; by reason of the fact that its depression does not operate either one of the plates or hereinafter described and consequently will not release the registering pawls of either series of wheels.

In the machine which I have shown in the drawings I have illustrated two sets of registering wheels, one set bein for cash items and the other for charge items. I have further provided means whereby upon the pressing in of the charge department key, the operating devices for the cash registering wheels will be retained against move ment, and, likewise, whenever a cash transaction is made upon the machine, the operating devices for the charge registering wheels will be held against movement. As is common in cash registers oi" the type illustrated, there is provided a series of pawls g, for the cash registering wheels 5 and a series of pawls g for the charge registering wheels, hen the cash drawer of the machine is opened and the main yoke (17 drops, the pawls of the respective registering wheels corresponding to the cash keys which have been operated will also drop until arrested by the operated keys. Vhen the drawer is again closed the frames on the main yoke will force these pawls into engagement with the registering wheels and return them back to their normal position, at the same time moving the registering wheels. a distance corresponding to the operated keys.

Pivoted at the side of the charge (0P received on account (J and cash (a keys are two plates 9' and g. The plate 9 is adapted to be engaged by later ally projecting pins, 9 on the respective received cn account and cash keys (Z and d when the same are operated, and through the medium of the link will rock the shaft g whichis journaled in the frame of the "cash register and extends above the series of registering pawls. This shaft 9' has an arm g which carries a laterally projecting finger g which finger normally extends under a series of hooks g of the cash registering pawls, g. The plate 9 is cut away as shown at g" so as to be out of the path of movement of the pins 9 but has a projection 9 lying in the path of movement of a pin 9 on the charge 'key 01 so that when said charge key is operated said plate will, through the medium of a link 9 rock a loose sleeve 9 on said shaft 9 this sleeve 9 likewise having an arm y which carries a laterally projecting finger g which normally lies under a series of hooks g on the registering pawls for the charge registering wheels. It will thus be seen that when the charge key is depressed the registering pawls for the cash registering wheels will remain in locked condition, and vice versa when the Re ceived on account or Cash keys are de pressed.

It will be seen thatthe lower end of the rod d, when said rod is in locked position stands just above the top of the cash drawer so that when a till is pushed in and the rod (1 forced downwardly in the manner before described, the lower end of the rod will come into the path of movement of the cash drawer and thus prevent the cash'drawer from being returned to its closed position until said rod is again returned to its locked position and the receptacles thus locked against return movement.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. In an account attachment for cash registcrs, a register operating mechanism, a series of normally inaccessible account recep tacles, means for obtaining access to said receptacles, locking devices for normally preventing said receptacles from being returned to inaccessible condition, means controlled by the operation of said register op erating mechanism for releasing said locking devices, and means for preventing more than one receptacle from being returned to inaccessible condition after each operation of said register operating mechanism.

:2. In an account attachment for cash registers, register operating mechanism, a series of normally inaccessible account receptacles, means for obtaining access to said receptacles, locking devices for normally preventing said receptacles from being returned to inaccessible condition, means controlled by the operation of said register operating mechanism for releasing said locking devices, and interlocking devices between said receptacles to prevent more than ,one receptacle to be returned to normal inaccessiblecondition after each operation of said register operating mechanism, substantially as specified.

3. In an account attachment for cash reg isters, register operating mechanism, a series of normally inaccessible account receptrolled by the returning of any receptacle to inaccessible condition for again placing said locking devices in locking condition, substantially .pccified.

4-. In an account attachment for cash reg isters, register operating mechanism, a series of normally inaccessible account i'ecep tacles, means tor obtainingacccss to said receptacles, locking devices for normally preventing said receptacles from being returned to inaccessible condition, means controlled by the operation of the register operating mechanism for releasing said locking devices, and means controlled by the returning of a receptacle to inaccessible condition for again restoring said locking devices to locking condition, substantially as specified.

5. In an, account. attachment for cash regiStel'S,-register operating mechanism, a series' of normally inaccessible account receptacles, means for obtaining access to said receptacles, locking devices for normally preventing said receptacles from being returned to inaccessible condition, means controlled by the operation of the register operating mechanism for releasing said locking devices, interlocking devices between said receptacles to prevent more than one receptacle to be returned to normally inaccessible condition after each operation of the register operating mechanism, and means controlled by the returning of a receptacle to inaccessibl condition for again causing said locking evices to lock said receptacles, substantially as specified.

6, In an account attachmentfior cash registers, a register operating mechanism, a series of normally inaccessible account receptacles, means for obtaining access to said receptacles, locking devices to prevent said receptacles from being returned to inaccessible condition until after an operation of said register operating mechanism, means operated by the returning of a receptacle for holding certain of said locking devices in unlocking position and for causing certain of said locking devices to lock the other receptacles from return movement, and means also operated by the return of said rcceptacle for restoring all locking devices to normal locking position, substantially as specified.

7. In an account attachment for cash registe-rs, a register operating mechanism, a series of normally inaccessible account re tacles normally locking same against return movement, means controlled 'by the operation of the register 0 crating device for releasing said locking evices, locking devices also controlled by the return movement by any one of said receptacles, to lock any other receptacle against return movement, means whereby when said receptacle-operated locking devices are released the register-operated locking devices are returned to normal locking position, and intermediate locking devices also controlled by the return movement. of said receptacle for locking the other receptacles 05 the series during the returning movemen ,of said register-operated lock ing devices, sdbstantially as specified.

{3. In an account attachment for cash registersfa series of mormally inaccessible account receptacles together with means for obtaining access to said receptacles, a register operating mechanism, said mechanism having a series of keys representing transac-- actions to be entered in said account receptacles, locking devices for normally preventing said receptacles from being returned to inaccessible condition, and means controlled. by the operation of one of said keys for releasing said locking devices, substantially as specified. I

10. In an account attachment for cash registers, a series of normally inaccessible account receptacles together with means for obtaining access to said receptacles, a regis ter operating mechanism, said mechanism having a series of keys representing transactions to be entered in said account receptacles, locking devices for normally preventing said receptacles from being returned to inaccessible condition, meanscontrolled by the operation of any one of said keys for releasing said locking devices, and interlocking devices between said receptacles to prevent more than one receptacle to be returned to normally inaccessible condition after the operation of any one of said keys, substantially as specified.

11. In an account attachment for cash registers, a series of normally inaccessible account receptacles, together with means for obtaining access to said receptacles, registcr-operatiug mechanism, said mechanism having a series of keys representing transacceptaclfis, means for obtaining access to said tions to be entered in said account receptareceptacles, locking devices for said recepcles, locking devices for said receptacles whereby a receptacle is prevented fro being returned to inaccessible condition until' after an operation of one of said keys, and means controlled by the returning of any receptacle to inaccessible condition for again placing said locking devices in locking condition, substantially as specified 12. In an account attachment for cash registers, a series of normally inaccessible account receptacles together with means for obtaining access to said receptacles, register operating mechanism, said mechanism having a series of keys representing transactions to be entered in said account recepter-operating mechanism, said mechanism having a series of keys representing transactions to be entered in said receptacles, locking devices for normally preventing said receptacles from being returned to in accessible condition, means controlled by the operation of any one of said keys for releasing said locking devices, interlocking devices between said receptacles to prevent more than one receptacle being returned to normally inaccessible condition after each operation of an one of said keys, and means controlled by t e returning of a receptacle to inaccessible condition for again causing said lockin devices to lock said receptacles, substantialfy as specified.

1.4. In an account attachment for cash registers, a series of normally inaccessible account receptacles together with means for obtaining access to said receptacles, a register-operating mechanism comprising a part adapted to be moved upon the operation of said mechanism, said mechanism having a series of keys representing transactions to beentered in said account receptacles, looking devices to normally prevent said receptacles from being returned to inaccessible condition, and means controlled by the operation of any one of said keys for causing the moving of said mechanism to release Eaid locking devices, substantially as speci- 15. In an account attachment for cash registers, a series of normally inaccessible account receptacles together with means for obtaining access to said receptacles, a reg ister-operating mechanism comprising a part adapted to be moved upon the operation of said mechanism, said mechanism having a series of keys representing transactions to be entered in said account receptacles, looking devices to normally prevent said receptacles from being returned to inaccessible condition, means controlled by the operation of any one ofisaid keys for causing the moving part of said mechanism to release said locking devices to permit the return of any one of said receptacles, means for restoring said locking devices to locked condition after the return of said receptacle, substantially as specified.

16. In an account attachment for cash registers; a series of normally inaccessible account receptacles together with means for obtaining access to said receptacles; a registering mechanism, said registering mechanlsm having two series of registering wheels; one for cash transactions and one for charge transactions; special keys comprised in said Jnechanism representing transactions to be entered in said account receptacles; locking devices to prevent said receptacles from being returned to inaccessible condition until after theoperation of one of said keys; one or more of said keys represent-ing credittransactions; and one or more of said keys representing cash trans actions; and means controlled by the operation of any one of said keys for permitting the operation of one of said series of registering wheels, substantially as specified.

17. In an account attachment for cash, registers; a series of normall inaccessible account receptacles together with means for obtaining access to said receptacles; a register operating mechanism; two series of registering wheels adapted to be operated by said echanism under certain conditions, one so es of wheels for cash transactions and the other series of wheels for charge transactions; locking devices to prevent said receptacles from being returned to inaccessible condition until after a movement of said register-operating devices; special keys comprised in said operating mechanism representing transactions to be entered in said account receptacles, one or more of said keys representing charge transactions; and one or more of said keys representing cash transactions; and means controlled by the operation of any one of said keys for permitting the operation of one of said series of registering wheels, substantially as specified. l

18. In an account attachment for cash registers, a register operated mechanism, a cabinet containing a series of movable account receptacles, a series of movable normally-locked members located in proximity to said receptacles, one member for each receptacle, means on said members for permitting the Withdrawal of said receptacles but normally preventing their return, and

means controlled by the operation of said registeroperating mechanism for unlocking said members, substantially as specified.

19;. In an account attachment for cash registers, a register operating mechanism, a cabinet containing a series of movable ac count receptacles, a series of movable normally locked members located in. proximity to said receptacles, one member for each receptacle, means on said members for permitting the Withdrawal of said receptacles but normally preventing their return, means controlled by the operation of said registeroperating mechanism for unlocking said members, and means operated by the return of any receptacle to cause said members to lock any of the other receptacles of the series against return movement, substantially as specified.

20. In an account attachment for cash registers, a register operating mechanism, a cabinet containing a plurality of rows of movable account receptacles, a plurality of rows of locking members, one row of members for each row of receptacles, means on said locking members for permitting the Withdrawal of said receptacles but normally preventing their rcturmmeans controlled by the operation of said register operating mechanism for unlocking said members and means controlled by the return of any receptacle for causing said membe s to look all the other receptacles against return movement, substantially as specified.

21. In an account attachment for cash registers, a register operating mechanism, a cabinet containing a series of movable account receptacles, a series ofmovable normally locked members located in proximity to said receptacles, one member for each receptacle, a projection on each receptacle, a movable plate on each member normally lying in the path of movement of said projection, said plate being adapted to move independently of its member to permit the Withdrawal of the receptacle, but being adapted to normally form a bar against the return movement of said receptacle, means controlled by the operation of said register operating mechanism for unlocking said members to permit the return of any one receptacle, and means controlled by the return of said receptacle for causing said members and their plates to lock the other receptacles of the series, substantially as specified.

22. In an account attachment for cash registers, a register operating mechanism, a cabinet containing a series of movable account receptacles, a series of movable normally locked members located in proximity to said receptacles, one member for each receptacle, a plurality of normally locked movable blocks forming a lock for said movable members, means on said members for permitting the Withdrawal of said receptacles but normally preventing their return, and means controlled by the operation of said register-operating mechanism for unlocking said blocks to permit the return of any one receptacle and means controlled by the return of said receptacle :for causing said members and blocks to lock the other receptacles against the return movement, substantially as specified.

23. In an account attachment for cash registers, a register operating mechanism, a cabinet containing a plurality of rows of movable account receptacles, a plurality of rows of movable normally locked members located in proximity to said receptacles, one row of members for each row of receptacles a plurality of movable normally locked blocks for locking said movable members, means on each of said IIlGl'l'llJBl'S for permitting the withdrawal of said receptacles but normally preventing. their return, means controlled by the operation of said register operating mechanism for unlocking said movable blocks to permit the return of any receptacle of a-series, and means for causing said movable members of that row to lock all of the receptacles of that row and also for causing said movable blocks to lock all of the movable members of the other row or rows, substantially as specified.

24. In an account attachment for cash register, a register operating mechanism, a series of movable account receptacles, a series of movable locking members for said receptacles located in proximity thereto,one member for each receptacle, means on said members for permitting the Withdrawal of said receptacles but normally preventing their return, means for normally locking said movable members comprising a normally locked rod, means operated by the register operating mechanism for unlocking. said rod to permit the return of any one receptacle, and means operated by the return of said receptacle for locking said rod, substantially as specified.

25. In an account receptacle for cash registers, a register operating mechanism, a series of movable account receptacles, a series of movable locking members located in proximity to said receptacles, means on said members for permitting the Withdrawal of said receptacles but normally preventing their return, a series of movable blocks normally locking said members, and a normally locked movable rod for locking said blocks, means controlled by the operation of said register operating mechanism for unlocking said rod to permit the return of any one re- ('cptacle, and means operated by the return I of said receptacle for again locking said rod,

substantially as specified.

26. Inlan account attachment for cash registers, a register operating mechanism, a series of movable account receptacles, a se;

ries of. locking devices for said receptacles, means connected with said locking devices for permitting the withdrawal of said receptacles but normally preventing their return, said locking devices comprising a normally locked movable rod, means controlled by the operation of said register operating mechanism for; unlocking said rod, means operated by the return of a receptacle to move said rod away from locking position, a pivoted pawl adjacent said rod, a ratchet on said rod, spring-pressed means operated by the movement of said rod for forcing said ratchet into engagement With said pawl, and a spring for returning said rod to looking position after the return movement of said receptacle, substantially as specified.

27. In an account attachment for cash registers, a register operating mechanism, a series or normally inaccessible account receptacles to ether with means for obtaining access to sai receptacles, a series of movable locking arms located adjacent said receptacles, one arm for each receptacle, means on said arms for permitting the withdrawal of said receptacles, but normally preventing their return, normally locked locking devices for said arms, means controlled by the operation of the register operating mechanism for releasing said locking devices to permit the return of any one receptacle,

means controlled by part of the return movement of said receptacle for causing said arms to lock the other receptacles against return movement, means also controlled by said receptacle for releasing said arms and causing said locking devices to re turn to locking position, and a movable plate located adjacent said arms, together with means on said receptacle for causing said plate to form abar to the return movement of any receptacle, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

28. In an account attachment for cash registers, a register operating'mechanism, a

series of normally inaccessible account re ceptacles, together with means for obtaining access to said receptacles, locking devices for normally preventing the return of said receptacles to'inaccessible position,

means controlled by the operation of said register operating mechanism vfor releasing said locking devices, and means controlled by a normally locked device for releasing said locking devices independent of'any operation of the register operating mechanism,

substantially as specified.

29. In an account attachment for cash registers, a register operating mechanism a normally inaccessible account file, means or obtaining access to said;.fi.le, locking devices to prevent said file from being returned to inaccessible condition until after an operation of said register operating 'mechanism, and means for preventing a subsequent operation of said mechanism until said locking devices have been restored to locking condition, substantially as specified.

30. In an account attachment for cash registers, a register operating mechanism, a normally inaccessible account file, means for obtaining access to said the, locking devices for normally pr venting said file from being placed in inaccessible condition, means controlled by the operation of said register operating mechanism for releasing said locking devices, and means under the con trol of the file for preventing a subsequent operation of said mechanism until said locking devices have been restored to locking condition, substantially as specified.

31. In an account attachment for cash registers, a register operating mechanism, a series of normally inaccessible account receptacles, means for. obtaining access to said receptacles, locking devices to prevent said receptacles from being returned to inaccessible condition until after an operation of said mechanism, and means under the control of said receptacles for preventing a subsequent operation of said mechanism until said locking devices have been restored to locking conditlon, substantially as 32. In an account attachment for cash registers, a register operating mechanism,a series of normally inaccessible account re ceptacles, means for obtaining access to said receptacles, locking devices for normally preventing said receptacles from being returned to inaccessible condition, means controlled by the operation of said operating mechanism for releasing said locking de vices, and means under the control of said receptacles for preventing a subsequent operatlon of said mechanism until said locking devices havebeen restored to locking condition, substantially as specified.

33. I11 an account attachment for cash registers, a register operating mechanism comprising a cash drawer, a series of normally inaccessible account receptacles, means for obtaining access to said receptacles, locking devices for normally preventing said receptacles from being placed in inaccessible condition until after an operation of said operating mechanism, and means under the control of said receptacles for preventing the closing of the said cash drawer until said locking devices have been restored to locking condition, substantially as specified.

34. In. an account attachment for cash registers, a register operating mechanism comprising a cash drawer, a series of normally inaccessible account receptacl means for obtaining access to said receptacles, locking devices for normally preventing said receptacles from being placed i.n.inaccessible registers, a register operating mechanism, a series of normally inaccessible account re-' ceptacles, means for obtaining access to said receptacles, locking devices for normally preventing said receptacles from beingplaced in inaccessible condition'until after an operation of said operating mechanism,

'means' controlled by the return toinaccessible condition of said receptacles for restoring said locking devices to locking condition, and means also under the control of said receptacles for preventing a subsequent operation of said operating mechanism until said:

locking devices have been restored to looking condition, substantially as specified,

36. In an account attachment for cash reg isters, a register operatingmechanism comprising a cash drawer, a series of'nqrmally inaccesslble account receptacles, In s for obtainin access to said receptaclesd cking devices or normall preventing said receptacles from being'p aced in inaccessible condition until after an operation of said operatingmechanism-means under the control of said receptacles for restoring saidlocking devices to locking condition, and means under the control of said rece tacles for preventing the closing of sai cash drawer until after said locking devices hav been restored to locking condition, substantially as specified.

Q In testimony whereof,-I have hereunto set my hand this 21st day of March 1910.

BYRON BLISS WELLS.

-; Witnesses:

CHAS. I. Wanna, Ouvnn 'll. CLARKE.

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